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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 61. <br></br> Medical decisions at the initial adjudicative level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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</thead>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      54,651</td>
<td class="r data">      20,169</td>
<td class="r data">    36.9</td>
<td class="r data">      26,575</td>
<td class="r data">      11,844</td>
<td class="r data">    44.6</td>
<td class="r data">      28,076</td>
<td class="r data">       8,325</td>
<td class="r data">    29.7</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      62,439</td>
<td class="r data">      23,324</td>
<td class="r data">    37.4</td>
<td class="r data">      31,048</td>
<td class="r data">      13,965</td>
<td class="r data">    45.0</td>
<td class="r data">      31,391</td>
<td class="r data">       9,359</td>
<td class="r data">    29.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      66,731</td>
<td class="r data">      23,963</td>
<td class="r data">    35.9</td>
<td class="r data">      33,512</td>
<td class="r data">      14,735</td>
<td class="r data">    44.0</td>
<td class="r data">      33,219</td>
<td class="r data">       9,228</td>
<td class="r data">    27.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      66,368</td>
<td class="r data">      22,266</td>
<td class="r data">    33.5</td>
<td class="r data">      33,392</td>
<td class="r data">      13,810</td>
<td class="r data">    41.4</td>
<td class="r data">      32,976</td>
<td class="r data">       8,456</td>
<td class="r data">    25.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      65,291</td>
<td class="r data">      21,369</td>
<td class="r data">    32.7</td>
<td class="r data">      33,063</td>
<td class="r data">      13,216</td>
<td class="r data">    40.0</td>
<td class="r data">      32,228</td>
<td class="r data">       8,153</td>
<td class="r data">    25.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      62,244</td>
<td class="r data">      19,092</td>
<td class="r data">    30.7</td>
<td class="r data">      31,912</td>
<td class="r data">      11,995</td>
<td class="r data">    37.6</td>
<td class="r data">      30,332</td>
<td class="r data">       7,097</td>
<td class="r data">    23.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      59,298</td>
<td class="r data">      17,823</td>
<td class="r data">    30.1</td>
<td class="r data">      31,704</td>
<td class="r data">      11,376</td>
<td class="r data">    35.9</td>
<td class="r data">      27,594</td>
<td class="r data">       6,447</td>
<td class="r data">    23.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      53,638</td>
<td class="r data">      15,781</td>
<td class="r data">    29.4</td>
<td class="r data">      29,332</td>
<td class="r data">      10,352</td>
<td class="r data">    35.3</td>
<td class="r data">      24,306</td>
<td class="r data">       5,429</td>
<td class="r data">    22.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      48,700</td>
<td class="r data">      14,359</td>
<td class="r data">    29.5</td>
<td class="r data">      26,638</td>
<td class="r data">       9,360</td>
<td class="r data">    35.1</td>
<td class="r data">      22,062</td>
<td class="r data">       4,999</td>
<td class="r data">    22.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      42,658</td>
<td class="r data">      12,677</td>
<td class="r data">    29.7</td>
<td class="r data">      23,364</td>
<td class="r data">       8,285</td>
<td class="r data">    35.5</td>
<td class="r data">      19,294</td>
<td class="r data">       4,392</td>
<td class="r data">    22.8</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      51,398</td>
<td class="r data">      18,338</td>
<td class="r data">    35.7</td>
<td class="r data">      24,496</td>
<td class="r data">      10,357</td>
<td class="r data">    42.3</td>
<td class="r data">      26,902</td>
<td class="r data">       7,981</td>
<td class="r data">    29.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      59,196</td>
<td class="r data">      21,465</td>
<td class="r data">    36.3</td>
<td class="r data">      28,949</td>
<td class="r data">      12,426</td>
<td class="r data">    42.9</td>
<td class="r data">      30,247</td>
<td class="r data">       9,039</td>
<td class="r data">    29.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      63,263</td>
<td class="r data">      21,955</td>
<td class="r data">    34.7</td>
<td class="r data">      31,305</td>
<td class="r data">      13,064</td>
<td class="r data">    41.7</td>
<td class="r data">      31,958</td>
<td class="r data">       8,891</td>
<td class="r data">    27.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      63,023</td>
<td class="r data">      20,432</td>
<td class="r data">    32.4</td>
<td class="r data">      31,248</td>
<td class="r data">      12,251</td>
<td class="r data">    39.2</td>
<td class="r data">      31,775</td>
<td class="r data">       8,181</td>
<td class="r data">    25.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      61,721</td>
<td class="r data">      19,376</td>
<td class="r data">    31.4</td>
<td class="r data">      30,721</td>
<td class="r data">      11,500</td>
<td class="r data">    37.4</td>
<td class="r data">      31,000</td>
<td class="r data">       7,876</td>
<td class="r data">    25.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      58,853</td>
<td class="r data">      17,227</td>
<td class="r data">    29.3</td>
<td class="r data">      29,689</td>
<td class="r data">      10,376</td>
<td class="r data">    34.9</td>
<td class="r data">      29,164</td>
<td class="r data">       6,851</td>
<td class="r data">    23.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      55,995</td>
<td class="r data">      15,986</td>
<td class="r data">    28.5</td>
<td class="r data">      29,513</td>
<td class="r data">       9,793</td>
<td class="r data">    33.2</td>
<td class="r data">      26,482</td>
<td class="r data">       6,193</td>
<td class="r data">    23.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      50,631</td>
<td class="r data">      14,010</td>
<td class="r data">    27.7</td>
<td class="r data">      27,241</td>
<td class="r data">       8,770</td>
<td class="r data">    32.2</td>
<td class="r data">      23,390</td>
<td class="r data">       5,240</td>
<td class="r data">    22.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      46,032</td>
<td class="r data">      12,860</td>
<td class="r data">    27.9</td>
<td class="r data">      24,775</td>
<td class="r data">       8,021</td>
<td class="r data">    32.4</td>
<td class="r data">      21,257</td>
<td class="r data">       4,839</td>
<td class="r data">    22.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      40,289</td>
<td class="r data">      11,281</td>
<td class="r data">    28.0</td>
<td class="r data">      21,696</td>
<td class="r data">       7,042</td>
<td class="r data">    32.5</td>
<td class="r data">      18,593</td>
<td class="r data">       4,239</td>
<td class="r data">    22.8</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       2,952</td>
<td class="r data">       1,691</td>
<td class="r data">    57.3</td>
<td class="r data">       1,847</td>
<td class="r data">       1,364</td>
<td class="r data">    73.8</td>
<td class="r data">       1,105</td>
<td class="r data">         327</td>
<td class="r data">    29.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       2,980</td>
<td class="r data">       1,726</td>
<td class="r data">    57.9</td>
<td class="r data">       1,904</td>
<td class="r data">       1,422</td>
<td class="r data">    74.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,076</td>
<td class="r data">         304</td>
<td class="r data">    28.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       3,165</td>
<td class="r data">       1,853</td>
<td class="r data">    58.5</td>
<td class="r data">       1,987</td>
<td class="r data">       1,528</td>
<td class="r data">    76.9</td>
<td class="r data">       1,178</td>
<td class="r data">         325</td>
<td class="r data">    27.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       3,015</td>
<td class="r data">       1,634</td>
<td class="r data">    54.2</td>
<td class="r data">       1,875</td>
<td class="r data">       1,370</td>
<td class="r data">    73.1</td>
<td class="r data">       1,140</td>
<td class="r data">         264</td>
<td class="r data">    23.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       3,123</td>
<td class="r data">       1,695</td>
<td class="r data">    54.3</td>
<td class="r data">       1,953</td>
<td class="r data">       1,432</td>
<td class="r data">    73.3</td>
<td class="r data">       1,170</td>
<td class="r data">         263</td>
<td class="r data">    22.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       2,985</td>
<td class="r data">       1,578</td>
<td class="r data">    52.9</td>
<td class="r data">       1,891</td>
<td class="r data">       1,347</td>
<td class="r data">    71.2</td>
<td class="r data">       1,094</td>
<td class="r data">         231</td>
<td class="r data">    21.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       2,894</td>
<td class="r data">       1,562</td>
<td class="r data">    54.0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,838</td>
<td class="r data">       1,316</td>
<td class="r data">    71.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,056</td>
<td class="r data">         246</td>
<td class="r data">    23.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       2,542</td>
<td class="r data">       1,421</td>
<td class="r data">    55.9</td>
<td class="r data">       1,676</td>
<td class="r data">       1,240</td>
<td class="r data">    74.0</td>
<td class="r data">         866</td>
<td class="r data">         181</td>
<td class="r data">    20.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       2,337</td>
<td class="r data">       1,271</td>
<td class="r data">    54.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,577</td>
<td class="r data">       1,120</td>
<td class="r data">    71.0</td>
<td class="r data">         760</td>
<td class="r data">         151</td>
<td class="r data">    19.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       2,041</td>
<td class="r data">       1,162</td>
<td class="r data">    56.9</td>
<td class="r data">       1,376</td>
<td class="r data">       1,017</td>
<td class="r data">    73.9</td>
<td class="r data">         665</td>
<td class="r data">         145</td>
<td class="r data">    21.8</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         301</td>
<td class="r data">         140</td>
<td class="r data">    46.5</td>
<td class="r data">         232</td>
<td class="r data">         123</td>
<td class="r data">    53.0</td>
<td class="r data">          69</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">    24.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         263</td>
<td class="r data">         133</td>
<td class="r data">    50.6</td>
<td class="r data">         195</td>
<td class="r data">         117</td>
<td class="r data">    60.0</td>
<td class="r data">          68</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">    23.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         303</td>
<td class="r data">         155</td>
<td class="r data">    51.2</td>
<td class="r data">         220</td>
<td class="r data">         143</td>
<td class="r data">    65.0</td>
<td class="r data">          83</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    14.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         330</td>
<td class="r data">         200</td>
<td class="r data">    60.6</td>
<td class="r data">         269</td>
<td class="r data">         189</td>
<td class="r data">    70.3</td>
<td class="r data">          61</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    18.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         447</td>
<td class="r data">         298</td>
<td class="r data">    66.7</td>
<td class="r data">         389</td>
<td class="r data">         284</td>
<td class="r data">    73.0</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">    24.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         406</td>
<td class="r data">         287</td>
<td class="r data">    70.7</td>
<td class="r data">         332</td>
<td class="r data">         272</td>
<td class="r data">    81.9</td>
<td class="r data">          74</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">    20.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         409</td>
<td class="r data">         275</td>
<td class="r data">    67.2</td>
<td class="r data">         353</td>
<td class="r data">         267</td>
<td class="r data">    75.6</td>
<td class="r data">          56</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    14.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         465</td>
<td class="r data">         350</td>
<td class="r data">    75.3</td>
<td class="r data">         415</td>
<td class="r data">         342</td>
<td class="r data">    82.4</td>
<td class="r data">          50</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    16.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         331</td>
<td class="r data">         228</td>
<td class="r data">    68.9</td>
<td class="r data">         286</td>
<td class="r data">         219</td>
<td class="r data">    76.6</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    20.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         328</td>
<td class="r data">         234</td>
<td class="r data">    71.3</td>
<td class="r data">         292</td>
<td class="r data">         226</td>
<td class="r data">    77.4</td>
<td class="r data">          36</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    22.2</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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